Sampler



(No Model.)

O. J. MENGES. SAMPLER.

Patented. $411. 20, 1891.

Q ZE 734M440 351;; 74min (14201142130 nrrnp STATES PATENT- OFFICE.

CABLES JOSEPH MENGES, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

SAMPLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 444,887, dated January 20, 1891.

' Application filed February 15, 1890. Serial No. 340,583- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CABLES JOSEPH Minions, of Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Samplers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to improvements in samplers,its object being to provide a device by which quantities or bulks of material such as sugar, flour, cheese, and butter, together with meats of all kinds-can be inspected by having a small quantity taken from within the same by the sampler. I attain these ends by using the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front view of my device; Fig. 2, a central longitudinal section of the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the outertube,

which is secured rigidly to the upper section of the handle. Fig. 4C is a perspective view of the upper end of the inner tube. Fig. 5 is a front view of a modified form of my invention. Fig. (5 is a horizontal cross-section on line a; w of Fig. l, but showing the sampler opened.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A represents my invention, having an outer tube B rigidly secured in the upper part of the handle G and having its upper end formed into a spoon or cup D. In said spoon D operates the smaller spoon E, which is rigidly secured to the inner tube 0. Said tube passes downward from the cup or spoon E, and is rigidly secured in the lower extension of the handle G, and is provided with a cap or plug 0, which serves as a stopper for the said tube. This plug may be constructed in any suitable shape or design, and, as before stated, is used as a stopper for the tube 0 at its lower end.

F is the upper extremity of the spoon D, and forms a receptacle or pivotal point for the projection f, which is secured on the up per end of the inner spoon.

On the bottom part of the spoon E is a bearing or plate e, by which said spoon is secured to the tube 0, the opening from said tube extending up into the spoon E, and will, when the device is being used for inspecting dry or compact material, be provided with a stop drawn off into a cup or other vessel to be analyzed.

The spoons D and E are provided with teeth d, which fit together tightly, as shown in 1. These teeth will serve to cut out a sufficient quantity of meat or sausage when that material is to be inspected. The teeth at of the spoon E are caused to strike the teeth cl of the spoon D fairly, leaving the surfaces at the teeth flush, as shown in Fig. 1, by placing the spoons D and E eccentrically upon their corresponding tubes B and C, as is shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 0, the serrated edge of outer spoon being nearer the pivotal point g, which is situated in the center of the inner tube 0, as shown in the last-named fig ure, than the smooth edge, while the reverse is true of the relative positions of the edges of the inner spoon, the distances d yfroin the serrated edges of the'two spoons to the pivotal pointy being equal to each other. It will thus be seen that upon rotating the inner spoon its teeth (Z will leave their housing in the outer spoon, and as the spoon is further rotated will be thrown out toward the circumference of the outer surface of the outer spoon, with which they will be flush on striking the teeth of the outer spoon.

b shows a projection of the tube 13, extend ing up to the point where the plate 6 is secured to the inner tube 0. This tube 13 may be constructed with the extensions 1), or may be constructed as shown in Fig. 1.

G is the upper part of the handle, provided at the upper surface with a collar g, which holds the tube in position.

TI is the lower part of said handle, in which is rigidly secured the inner tube O, thereby causing the lower tubes to be operated with out having to use a lever or its equivalent for opening and closing them.

The shape of the upper part of the sampler assumes that of a cigar, as shown in Fig. 1,

- fluids into certain materials.

thus making it adaptable to all kinds of materials, either liquid or otherwise.

In Fig. 5 a modified form of the device is shown, having the upper extremities F made in the same manner as the device shown in Fig. 1, but with an outer tube I, passing downward, the same size until it reaches the handle G. 1' shows this device provided with teeth, and t" shows that the device may be cut away in the same manner illustrated in Fig. 1. This, however, must be-.determined by the nature of the material which is to be inspected. is is a dotted line showing Where the device may be cut off, leaving its upper surface open for inspecting certain materials. The cap 0 may be inserted entirely through the device and, as will often be found desirable, will serve as an injector for forcing This is done by inserting the device in the materials to be operated on, and then placing a small quantity of the fluid to be injected. in the tube and forcing it in with the rod 0.

Having thus described myinvention, What I claim, and, desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a sampler, the combination of two tubes, the one within the other, a spoon eccentrically mounted on the end of each of the said tubes, the one spoon being contained within the other, and means for rotating the said tubes, as described.

2. A sampler having two spoons, the one within the other, each of the said spoons having teeth upon one of its sides, and means for rotating the said spoons, as described.

3. In a sampler, the combination of two tubes, the one within the other, two spoons,

one contained within the other, the outer of the said spoons being ecoentrically mounted on the outer tube, and the inner spoons being eccentrically mounted on the inner tube, the said spoons having their opposite sides serrated, the said serrated side of the outer spoon being closer to the pivotal point thereof than is its opposite side, while the serrated side of the inner spoon is farther from the pivotal point thereof than its opposite side, and means for rotating the said tubes in relation to each other, as described. 1

.4. In a sampler, the combination, with tube having a spoon upon its end, the said tube communicating with the said spoon by means of an enlargement, an inner tube contained within the first-named tube and having a spoon upon its end contained within the first-named spoon, the last-named spoon having a plate therein closing the enlargement of the outer tube, and means for rotating the inner tube, as described.

5. In a sampler, the combination of an outer tube having a spoon on one end thereof and a handle upon the opposite end, a tube Within the said outer tube having a spoon upon one end thereof, with the interior of which the central orifice of the inner tube connects, the opposite end of the inner tube projecting beyond the outer tube, and a stopper therefor.

In testimony whereof I affix m y signature in presence of two witnesses.

CABLES JOSEPII MENGES.

Vitnesses:

R. A. BALDERSON, S. SoHoTT. 

